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Forms for care and protection cases

Information Sheet

Guide to completing care and protection forms (PDF , 475.9 KB)
Guide to completing care and protection forms (DOCX , 53.5 KB)

Forms used to make applications

Form 1 Application and report initiating care proceedings (PDF, 172.1 KB)
Form 1 Application and report initiating care proceedings (DOCX, 46.1 KB)
Form 2 Application (other than Form 1) (PDF, 110.7 KB)
Form 2 Application (other than Form 1) (DOC, 101.0 KB)
Form 3 Application for rescission/variation of care order (PDF, 130.1 KB)
Form 3 Application for rescission/variation of care order (DOC, 82.0 KB)
Form 4 Application for contact orders (PDF, 113.0 KB)
Form 4 Application for contact orders (DOC, 92.5 KB)
Form 5 Application for parent capacity order (PDF, 112.5 KB)
Form 5 Application for parent capacity order (DOC, 86.0 KB)
Form 6 Application for variation or revocation of parent capacity order (PDF, 113.1 KB)
Form 6 Application for variation or revocation of parent capacity order (DOC, 88.0 KB)
Form 7 Application for assessment order (PDF, 140.1 KB)
Form 7 Application for assessment order (DOCX, 45.3 KB)
Form 8 Application to transfer a child protection order from NSW to another jurisdiction (PDF, 99.8 KB)
Form 8 Application to transfer a child protection order from NSW to another jurisdiction (DOC, 68.0 KB)
Form 9 Application to transfer a child protection proceeding from NSW to a Children's Court in another jurisdiction (PDF, 101.2 KB)
Form 9 Application to transfer a child protection proceeding from NSW to a Children's Court in another jurisdiction (DOC, 66.0 KB)
Form 10 Registration of an interstate child protection order in NSW (PDF, 98.8 KB)
Form 10 Registration of an interstate child protection order in NSW (DOC, 64.5 KB)
Form 11 Registration of an interstate child protection proceeding in New South Wales and notice of listing (PDF, 100.0 KB)
Form 11 Registration of an interstate child protection proceeding in New South Wales and notice of listing (DOC, 66.5 KB)

Notices used in care and protection cases

Form 18 Notice of removal or assumption of a child or young person where no court order is required (PDF , 104.3 KB)
Form 18 Notice of removal or assumption of a child or young person where no court order is required (DOC , 60.0 KB)
Form 19 Notification of breach of an undertaking (PDF , 91.2 KB)
Form 19 Notification of breach of an undertaking (DOC , 54.5 KB)
Form 21 Notice of proposed extension of a supervision order (PDF , 85.1 KB)
Form 21 Notice of proposed extension of a supervision order (DOCX , 18.7 KB)
Form 22 Notification of breach of supervision order (PDF , 87.3 KB)
Form 22 Notification of breach of supervision order (DOC , 53.0 KB)
Form 24 Notice of address for service/Notice of acting (PDF , 112.3 KB)
Form 24 Notice of address for service/Notice of acting (DOC , 49.0 KB)
Form 25 Notice that solicitor has ceased to represent a party (PDF , 89.7 KB)
Form 25 Notice that solicitor has ceased to represent a party (DOC , 59.0 KB)
Form 27 Notice to Authorised Clinician to attend Court (PDF , 133.3 KB)
Form 27 Notice to Authorised Clinician to attend Court (DOCX , 33.4 KB)
Form 28 Notice to Authorised Clinician to attend dispute resolution conference or external mediation conference (PDF , 123.7 KB)
Form 28 Notice to Authorised Clinician to attend dispute resolution conference or external mediation conference (DOCX , 31.9 KB)
Form 29 Notice to Authorised Clinician to attend joint conference of expert witnesses (PDF , 124.5 KB)
Form 29 Notice to Authorised Clinician to attend joint conference of expert witnesses (DOCX , 31.2 KB)
Form 41 Contract breach notice (PDF , 126.6 KB)
Form 41 Contract breach notice (DOC , 80.5 KB)
Form 42 Notification of breach of prohibition order (PDF , 112.0 KB)
Form 42 Notification of breach of prohibition order (DOC , 84.5 KB)

Forms used for case management

Form 13 Application for a hearing date to be set (PDF , 222.0 KB)
Form 13 Application for a hearing date to be set (DOC , 57.0 KB)
Form 14 Application to vacate a hearing date (PDF , 98.5 KB)
Form 14 Application to vacate a hearing date (DOCX , 22.7 KB)

General forms

Form 15 Specified documents in support of initiating application and report (PDF, 15.4 KB)
Form 15 Specified documents in support of initiating application and report (DOC, 49.5 KB)
Form 23 Report to Children's Court (PDF, 95.0 KB)
Form 23 Report to Children's Court (DOC, 57.5 KB)
Form 33 Subpoena (PDF, 119.7 KB)
Form 33 Subpoena (DOCX, 34.5 KB)
Form 34 Affidavit of service (PDF, 116.6 KB)
Form 34 Affidavit of service (DOC, 60.5 KB)
Form 35 Affidavit (PDF, 118.3 KB)
Form 35 Affidavit (DOC, 57.5 KB)
Form 36 Form of undertakings (PDF, 112.1 KB)
Form 36 Form of undertakings (DOC, 55.0 KB)
Form 37 Consent to care plan (PDF, 117.0 KB)
Form 37 Consent to care plan (DOC, 61.5 KB)
Form 38 Registration of alternative parenting plan (PDF, 116.4 KB)
Form 38 Registration of alternative parenting plan (PDF, 116.4 KB)
Form 39 Agreed summary of matters - Care Circles (PDF, 58.4 KB)
Form 39 Agreed summary of matters - Care Circles (DOC, 51.0 KB)
Form 40 Summary of the proposed plan for the child or young person (PDF, 91.5 KB)
Form 40 Summary of the proposed plan for the child or young person (DOCX, 25.9 KB)
Form 40A - Winha-nga-nha List - Summary of Proposed Plan (PDF, 142.5 KB)
Form 40A - Winha-nga-nha List - Summary of Proposed Plan (DOCX, 31.2 KB)
Form 43 Support Plan (PDF, 142.4 KB)
Form 43 Support Plan (DOCX, 38.2 KB)
Form 44 Contact variation agreement (PDF, 22.0 KB)
Form 44 Contact variation agreement (DOC, 95.0 KB)
Form 45 Consent to guardianship order (PDF, 114.1 KB)
Form 45 Consent to guardianship order (DOC, 64.5 KB)
Form 46 Application for variation of interim order/s (PDF, 122.5 KB)
Form 46 Application for variation of interim order/s (DOC, 89.0 KB)
Form 47 - Notice of transfer of primary case responsibility to a Designated Agency and confidentiality statement (PDF, 71.4 KB)
Form 47 - Notice of transfer of primary case responsibility to a Designated Agency and confidentiality statement (DOCX, 20.9 KB)
Form 48 - Notice of objection to release documents to a Designated Agency (PDF, 85.8 KB)
Form 48 - Notice of objection to release documents to a Designated Agency (DOCX, 21.0 KB)

Last updated: 27 May 2026